By: Eastern Eye Staff
INDIA’S federal police on Tuesday (29) raided local offices of budget carrier AirAsia as investigators accused the airline’s boss Tony Fernandes of illegally obtaining operating licences. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it was probing allegations that Fernandes illicitly lobbied Indian officials for favourable treatment of licences for his Malaysian-based carrier. “We have filed a case against Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes, his colleagues and government officers over procuring licences illegally,” CBI official RK Gaur said. Officers raided AirAsia offices in major Indian cities as part of its investigation, he added. AirAsia denied any wrongdoing and is working with…
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